CSS Property: align-items
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The CSS (CSS3) align-items property specifies the
default alignment for items inside a flexible container. Use the align-self
property to override the property for any individual item.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
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Value
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Description
|
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baseline
|
Items positioned at
baseline of container
|
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center
|
Items positioned at centre
of container
|
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flex-end
|
Items positioned at end
of container
|
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flex-start
|
Items positioned at
start of container
|
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stretch
|
(default value). Items
stretched to fit container
|
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Default Value:
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stretch
|
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.alignItems = "center";
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Inherited:
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No
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Animatable:
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No
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
.x1 {display: flex; width: 200px; height: 60px; border: 2px solid red;
align-items: flex-end}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<div style="display: flex; width: 200px; height: 60px; border: 2px solid red;">
<div>text 1 </div><div>text 2 </div><div>text 3 </div>
</div>
<br>
2. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div class="x1">
<div>text 1 </div><div>text 2 </div><div>text 3 </div>
</div>
<br>
3. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<div id="x2">
<div>text 1 </div><div>text 2 </div><div>text 3 </div>
</div>
<br>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.display = "flex";
document.getElementById("x2").style.width = "200px";
document.getElementById("x2").style.height = "60px";
document.getElementById("x2").style.border = "2px solid red";
document.getElementById("x2").style.alignItems = "flex-end"
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyAlignItems() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.alignItems = "center"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).alignItems == "center");
} |
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